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Free movies on the beach in Sea Bright
SEA BRIGHT — The Sea Bright Business Alliance will sponsor a free Movie Night on the Beach every Tuesday at dusk (approximately 8-8:30 p.m.), beginning July 7. Come to Sea Bright for dinner, then head over to the public municipal beach behind the firehouse with a blanket and beach chair for a free outdoor movie.…
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Castro makes Father’s Day his day at Monmouth
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer Eddie Castro certainly enjoyed his Father’s Day. As one of Monmouth Park’s top jockeys, Castro is no stranger to the winner’s circle. However, Sunday’s effort will likely be one that Castro remembers for quite some time, as he equaled a track record in winning six races on the 11-race program.…
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Too many euphemisms have entered our lexicon
Previously owned, marginalized, underprivileged, specially abled, significant other, mentally challenged, indigenous peoples, ethnocentric, nontraditional, transgender, nonviable tissue mass, gender-biased, multicultural, homophobic. These and many more euphemisms have gradually worked their way into our common parlance. We have become more sensitive to “gender-specific” words, and have modified our vocabulary accordingly. From the sensible “chairperson” to the…
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Jersey Fusion off to a strong start
Locals on roster of women’s semi-pro basketball team BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Jersey Fusion, a first-year women’s semi-pro basketball team, has gotten off to a fast start. Jersey Fusion Below left: Jersey Fusion’s Geneva Livingston tries to get her hand on a loose ball during the second quarter of the game against the…
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National parks shouldn’t be corporate parks
President Obama promised more transparency in his administration, but not surprisingly the National Parks Service (NPS) apparently missed the memo. Hence, details of James Wassel’s long-overdue funding plans to rehabilitate 36 Fort Hancock buildings for commercial use at Sandy Hook are considered “propriety information.” We taxpayers have a right to know how Wassel’s inexperienced company…
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He bagged the goose — and then we cooked it
Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, we love to tell the story about Grandpa and the goose, although if he were still alive, he’d probably get a nasty letter from PETA berating him for inhuman cruelty. That organization got so upset last week when President Obama swatted a fly on camera, there’s no telling…
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June: Why garden? Because!
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.” — Gertrude Jekyll When temps approach the 60-degree mark, we gardeners have this unbearable urge to…
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U.F. committee to keep sex offender ordinance intact for the time being
Neighboring Millstone in process of repealing law, after state Supreme Court decision BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The governing body will not repeal its sex offender ordinance at this time. At the June 18 Township Committee meeting, all five members went on record to say they supported keeping the ordinance for now.…
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Author cooks up books about baseball, biographies
William Cook writes stories about American history BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer William Cook NORTH BRUNSWICK — William Cook’s interest in writing began in high school, where he was the editor of his school newspaper. Yet he didn’t become serious about writing books until he reached his mid- 40s, starting out with novels that he…
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